Food Scheme Grant
Food Schemes Grant Guidelines
Gwynedd Council has received a revenue grant to support community food and feeding schemes
Food Revenue Grant
We invite applications for grant funding towards community food and feeding schemes that fulfill one or more of the following :
- Responding to increased demand for emergency food from residents (emergency free food packages)
- Supporting people to have access to healthy and affordable food (e.g. residents accessing lunch / supper clubs for a small fee or donation; FareShare food boxes and parcels for a donation)
- Respond to increased demand for essential goods by residents
- Respond to rising costs of running a community food / food bank provision
- Reduce and redistribute food waste
Eligible expenditure items may include the following (but this is not an exhaustive list): -
- Revenue - Purchase of supplies of food and essential goods (to ensure adequate supply for maintaining a food bank)
- Revenue - contribution towards costs of running a food bank / community food schemes
- Revenue - contribution towards the running of feeding schemes (lunch / supper clubs)
- Revenue - running costs, coordinating, and managing projects
- Revenue - the cost of FareShare membership
- Revenue - training costs for food project volunteers
Maximum grant available
- We will consider applications up to £3,000
How to apply
Applications are invited from community groups, charities, community and town councils, and voluntary organisations. Send your application to – cistgwynedd@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Application Form
Closing date
There is no deadline the grant programme will run until the funds run out.
Help with your application
Gwynedd Council officers are available to provide you with guidance. The details of these area officers are below:
Bro Peris, Bro Lleu, /Nantlle/Bro Ffestiniog Area markgahan@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Caernarfon, / Bangor a Bro Ogwen Area dafyddeinionjones@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Pwllheli a Penllŷn alyslloydjones@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Bro Dysynni, Ardudwy & Dolgellau area annalewis@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Bala Penllyn, Rhydymain & Dinas Mawddwy huwanturedwards@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Porthmadog & Phenryn markgahan@gwynedd.llyw.cymru lindseyellisedwards@gwynedd.llyw.cymru